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Research II

Structure Type: Study unit
Code: SAPA0705
Curriculum: SA 2018V
Level: Bachelor of Social Services
Year of Study: 3 (2021)
Semester: Spring
Credits: 2 cr
Responsible Teacher: Rajala, Päivi
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Courses During the Year 2021

Impl.Group(s)Study TimeTeacher(s)LanguageEnrolment
3003SA2018V-23K2020-08-24 – 2021-06-20Ahti NymanFinnish2020-08-17 – 2020-09-11
3004SA2019-3A2021-08-01 – 2021-12-31Ahti NymanFinnish2021-08-01 – 2021-09-06
3005SA2019-3B2021-08-01 – 2021-12-31Ahti NymanFinnish2021-08-01 – 2021-09-06

Still need to take the course? See the courses during the academic year 2021-2022.

Learning Outcomes

The student is able to
- justify the choice of a qualitative study design
- plan and conduct a qualitative study

Student's Workload

Total work load of the course: 54 h
- The assesment of student's own learning 1 h is included in scheduled studies.

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Research I

Contents

- what is a qualitative study?
- the attributes of a qualitative study
- data collection in a qualitative study
- data analysis in a qualitative study
- reporting a qualitative study and the evaluation of reliability

Regional Impact

The student gets to know local reserch projects.

Internationality

The student uses international method literature and gets to know international research publications.

Recommended or Required Reading and Other Learning Resources/Tools

Material pointed out by the teacher.

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, exercises and independent studies

Assessment Criteria

Grade 1: the student
- describes some attributes of a qualitative study
- describes an example of how data collection in a qualitative study could be conducted
- describes an example of how data analysis in a qualitative study could be conducted
- describes an example of how the results of a qualitative study could be reported and how trustworthiness of a qualitative study could be evaluated

Grade 3: the student
- describes the central attributes of a qualitative study and applies this knowledge in a known context
- describes the methods of data collection in a qualitative study and applies this knowledge in a known context
- describes the methods of data analysis in a qualitative study and applies this knowledge in a known context
- describes the methods of reporting of a qualitative study and evaluation of trustworthiness of a qualitative study and applies this knowledge in a known context

Grade 5: the student:
- examines analytically the central attributes of a qualitative study
- describes the data collection methods in qualitative studies and applies this knowledge in a new context
- describes the data analysis methods in qualitative studies and applies this knowledge in a new context
- describes the methods of reporting and evaluating trustworthiness in qualitative studies and applies this knowledge in a new context

Assessment Methods

Numeric evaluation 0-5


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